Announced October 2026
The 2026 Winners
The inaugural The Lampstand Awards. One Faith App of the Year and 11 category winners. Shortlisted through a survey of churches and faith groups in four countries, then reviewed by the organisers against seven published criteria.
2026 · The top honour
Faith App of the Year
FaithGuide
Also winner of Best Standout Faith App and Best Bible & Scripture App
Starts from a feeling rather than a reading plan: tell it how you are and it answers with scripture, a prayer and a moment to reflect, morning and evening.
The single most outstanding faith app of the year, chosen from the winners of every category.
Category winners
FaithGuide
Reid Media
Starts from a feeling rather than a reading plan: tell it how you are and it answers with scripture, a prayer and a moment to reflect, morning and evening.
Finalists: YouVersion Bible App, Dwell, Blue Letter Bible, Quran.com, Australian Bibles
Hallow
Hallow
The breakout faith app of the decade. Premium production and seasonal campaigns that turned prayer into a shared moment.
Finalists: Abide, Lectio 365, PrayerMate, Insight Timer, Muslim Pro, Pillars
Glorify
Glorify
Brought wellness-app polish to the daily devotional and built one of the largest audiences in the category.
Finalists: First15, Our Daily Bread
Bible App for Kids
OneHope & Life.Church
Free, delightful and safe. The standard for how faith content for children should be made.
Elvanto
Tithely
An Australian success story that earned its place in churches around the world.
Finalists: Planning Center, Tithely, Subsplash
SongSelect
CCLI
Quiet infrastructure that almost every worship team relies on, and it keeps songwriters paid.
Finalists: MultiTracks.com, WorshipTools
The Bible Recap
Tara-Leigh Cobble
Turned the read-through-the-Bible year into a community people actually finish.
Finalists: The Bible in a Year
BibleProject
BibleProject
Some of the best design and explanation anywhere on the internet, faith or otherwise, and all of it free.
Finalists: Bible Gateway, Sefaria, Eternity News, Lutheran Bible Translators
Magisterium AI
Longbeard
Shows how AI can be used responsibly in faith: grounded in sources and transparent about them.
Finalists: Logos Bible Study
FaithGuide
Reid Media
Starts from a feeling rather than a reading plan: tell it how you are and it answers with scripture, a prayer and a moment to reflect, morning and evening.
Finalists: Biblify.ai, Psalmlog, Eirene
Alpha
Alpha International
Taken a church course global with excellent production, in person and online.
Finalists: JESUS Film Project, Pray.com, Plum Village